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Difficult to call out with 〜にくい

ARIA The MASTERPIECE » Volume 5 » Page 260

A trip to the vet reveals to Alice that her kitten Maa-kun is a girl, not a boy.

アリス:
「どうしましょう。「まぁちゃん」じゃ語呂(ごろ)(わる)くて()にくいです」
"What should I do? "Maa-chan" sounds bad and is difficult to call out."
灯里(あかり):
「(そっちなの?)」
"(That's the issue?)"
藍華(あいか):
(いま)まで(どお)り『まぁくん』でいいんじゃない」
"Isn't it fine to stick with 'Maa-kaun'?"